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Short of a CBA, anything that the NCAA tries to impose will probably be thrown out by the courts. The only answer for both sides is a...

Something tells me if he becomes eligible late, DTA will find some generous donor who will cough up the money to keep him here. It...

But does he love the uniform?

In case you missed it, we're the orangutan in Bad Gopher's analogy, not Reusse.

I once saw an orangutang at the San Diego Zoo pick up its shit and throw it at the visitors. Quite sure Reusse doesn't have as good an...

It occurs to me that Reusse posting one of his columns is the equivalent of a zoo visitor tapping on the glass of the GopherHole enclosure.

Would the player be allowed to sell ad space on the mask? More financial windfall!

Is the mask included?

Good summary! The "multiple sports" and "wildly different levels of resources available" hasn't been talked about enough, going back to...

Is this the guy that was pimping Ben Johnson?

...or that they should be able to compete at a college as a high-school dropout?

It's interesting that the courts have focused almost entirely on the rights of players, but it's brought up the question of whether an...

which is why they need a hard set number of years for playing in the NCAA....whether it 5 years or 6 years. it cant be just play in...

This is a reckoning of market forces. There hasn't seemed to be much of a market for professional basketball in the United States other...

Even $$ would be worth it. Garcia knows he's an NBA longshot. Meanwhile, he has a sure payday at this level, probably greater than a pro...